Hat-fastener.



R. DABOUL. HAT FASTENER- APPLI TIQN IILBD JUNE 23 1909.

954,078. Patented Apr.5, 1910.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR.

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.250 1- ornamented if -.desired.

- fication. I My. invention relates to fasteners for atwhich are very unsightly.

sary. to puncture holes in the hat; Theview of one of the claws on an oblong shank;

f Fig. 6 is an'enlarged view of the shank;

ornamental.

fastener. Head A is preferablyscrewed to shank C or it may be otherwise attached;

' in place.

tain new anduseful Improvements 'in Hathair; It is used as a substitute for what are-known as hat pins.

They may also be adjustedwith reference to the particular dressing of the hair of the UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD ZDABOUL, LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Application filed .Tune23,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD DABOUL, a citizen of the Empire of Turkey, residing at Lawrence, in thecounty of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented cer- Fasteners, of which the following is a specitaching hats'especially womens hats to the It is well known that the forcing of pins through a hatistroublesome and makes permanent holes in the sides of the hat My invention can be applied to any hat and after once being put in place, it is thereafter unnecesclaws or teeth of my device 'are'adjustable slidably along the shank and can thus be located so as to avoid combs, hair-pins, etc.

wearer. My'fastener may readily be reas it.is not permanently attached to any. art of the ;hat.' The claws or teeth of my deyiceare independently and separately adjus table on the-shank and I may use one' or'morelclaws.v I

p In he drawings, Figure 1 shows my de vice in lace in a hat. Fig. 2 shows the shank o my device with the claws and-the detachable and removed- Fig. 3 is aside and shows in dotted linesthe openposition; Fig. 4 shows different sizes ,of claws which may be used to -'fit the style of the hair..

'in place, in order to attach the hat to the Fig. 5 shows two claws atdifierent angles.

7 isa detail of the claw hole. represents the head of'my device. This head A may be ornamental in the same way that the heads of ordinary hat pins are B is a hat,' and C is the-shank of'the D is a detachable cap which may also be are-the claws which hook into the hair "of the wearer thus holding the device Fig. 3.

Letters a t Patented Apr. '5. 1910. 1909. Serial No. 503,915.

be round as should also section 11 which is next to 'detachable cap -D. The object of revolved with the sides of the hat as bearings, and without unduly enlarging the holes.

.Fig. 4, hexagonal as shown in Fig.5 or of shape however, it should be as large at the smallest point as the diameter of the round :portion 11; for the reason that the claws E are provided with passages 15 which cor respond in'shape to'the section 12- of=the shank of the fastener with to be used.- 1

The detachable cap D isprovided with threads 13 at the end 11 of shank G. This end is pointed at 14' as shown. Preferably head A is also interiorlyscrew threaded to fit threads on theother end '10of shank C operationis as follows. Cap D is removed and then all of claws E are slid [off over end '11. The pointed end 14' cf shank O is claws E are slid thereon. The pointed end of place.

It is evident that when my device'is a...

ha r, it isnecessary first to raise claws E-to thumb and finger. The hat is then placed upon the head and the fastener head-A is the wearer as shown bythe fulllinesii'n It -isevident that different sizes; ofj claws such as-F andiG asshown inFig. 4 may be .used on the 'sameshank -16. Itis'also evi- 'The shank formed'in '3 sections;

I section 10 which is next to head A should this is to permit the device to be smoothly Middle section 12 of shank C may be oblong as shown in Fig. 3, oval as shown in ,65 any shape other than round. WVhatever its interior threads -which engage exterior which "is also "preferably" pointed. The

:turned 180 degrees. This brings the points of claws E over and down into the hairof dent-that this shankflfi may be oval. It is also evident --that- .by fpushing one claw onto the shank-Which may be hexagonal" as which they are I then driven from the outside through one side 20 of the hat'B and one or more of the 14 is then forced through the other side '21 .of hat Band detachable cap D is replaced.

theposition shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3' by twirling head A between theshown at 17 in Fig. 5 in one position, and an other claw K at sixty degrees therefrom,

the claws maybe located in different angles 4 as shown.

The variations shown in-Figs. 4 and 5 may be used to fit different styles of hair dressing, and as the claws are slidable along the shank, an infinite variety of positions may be obtained. It is also evident that the head A may be fixed to shank C if desired. The shank C may be .used without either head A or cap D. 1 In such case, in order to place the device in position, the end 11 may be forced through hat side 21 from the inside as far as necessary to permit the end 10 to be pushed into the inside of the crown of the hat. End 10 can then be forced through hat side 20 from the inside. Head A and cap D can now be screwed in'place or left oif and the device operated as described. eThe cap D may be omitted entirely if desired, but it is of advantage in that it prevents the wearer from inadvertently removing the device by pulling it out like an ordinary hat pin. With some hats, it is difficult to get at end. 11 with cap D on account of ribbons,

feathers, etc. In such cases, it can be left off as described.

It is evident that two or more fasteners may be' used if desired.

What I claim as my invention and desire a to cover by Letters Patent, is: I

1. Ina hat fastener, the combination of a shank which is pointed at both ends and is of other than circular cross section at its middle portion, withdetachable claws slidable and separately adjustable thereon.

2, In a hat fastener, a pointed shank which is round near both ends and non-circular in cross section at' its middle portion,

ahead at one end thereof, a plurality ofv claws slidable and separately adjustable upon said shank and fitting closely its middle portion, and a detachable cap 011 the pointed end of the shank as described.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD DABOUL.

Witnesses:

GABDNERNV. PEARSON, FISHER H. PEARSON. 

